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RE: 10g RAC Install with Raw Devices

From: Kevin Closson <kevinc_at_polyserve.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:03:45 -0700
Message-ID: <5D2570CAFC98974F9B6A759D1C74BAD002F74AD3@ex2.ms.polyserve.com> 






The problem with block devices (/dev/sd*) is that IO to block devices
is buffered IO - going via OS cache. Unless you open them with
O_DIRECT flag. 



...or unless you bind with raw(8)



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